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Hopi | Tewa Wedding Vase

Artist Joy Navasie (Hopi | Tewa)

Namevase

Date1988

Mediumclay, paint

Dimensions11 5/8 × 6 11/16 × 6 1/2 in. (29.5 × 17 × 16.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Don and Rita Morgan

CultureHopi

InscribedArtist did not sign her name, but has her hallmark, which is a stylized frog figure on base; artist started using this in 1939. Her frogs have webbed feet; her mother's frogs have toes.

Object numberA2019-2-23

ClassificationsMay Collection

DescriptionHand coiled and scraped vase; circular flat base, gently flared wall to mid-shoulder, constricting to double neck, with "U" shaped strap handle connecting two necks on interior sides; restricted vessel; slipped; burnished; white ground with black and red painted decorations/ design consists of same motif on both sides of vase, highly stylized bird with multiple feathers, stippling, cross-hatching, stepped elements, and bands of geometric elements, and stepped design on handle with feathers.

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